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PDJames
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Freesat boxes now listed on Argos website
They are all currently out of stock ahead of the launch date of 6 May.
The boxes on offer are:
Goodmans GFSAT200HD Black Freesat HD Digital Box - £149.99
Bush BFSAT01HD Black Freesat HD Digital Box - £119.99
Goodmans GFSAT100SD Silver Freesat SD Digital Box - £69.99
Bush BFSAT01SD Freesat SD Digital Box - £49.99
Installation is listed as £80 but of course if you have a Sky dish and the wiring you can just plug and play.
Just search for freesat and the items will come up
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PatoTheDuck
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Doesnt your sky dish need a dual lnb for these boxes? Or is that just with Sky's HD box?
They also state "upscale to 1080i" not 1080p? |
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PDJames
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| Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| These boxes are not PVRs unlike Sky's HD box which has Sky+ functionality so a single LNB will be fine. I think 1080i is the standard for HD - it certainly is for Sky's HD box. |
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TOPCAT57
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What do you need aerial wise?
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Phil
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:08 am Post subject: |
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| no harddrive to reconrd then? |
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PatoTheDuck
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| 25cm x 16cm. Tiny! Might be good for a small bedroom, or wall mounted tv. |
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Phil
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| is it only Goodmans and bush? |
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ashleytowers
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: |
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| Dish installation going for £80 on argos too. Give it a month or so and i suspect PVRs for it to come out. |
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BruceyBonus
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PDJames
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:29 am Post subject: |
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| Phil wrote: | | no harddrive to reconrd then? |
Humax are developing an HD PVR which should be out a month or so after Freesat launch. |
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PDJames
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:32 am Post subject: |
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| TOPCAT57 wrote: | What do you need aerial wise?
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If you have Sky that dish will do. If not it would be 60cm for Zone 1 (England and Wales) and 80cn for Zone 2 (Scotland and Northern Ireland) |
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PDJames
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| Looks like someone on DS has got their hands on a Grundig HD Box early from Comet |
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Dave_in_brum
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Got a question on Freesat boxes....
The place i am renting has a connection to Sky satellite dish ( think it is shared between 3 or 4 houses) The cable is definately connected to the sat dish, but as i am not with SKY, t'other end of cable is sitting unconected behind my TV ( has a coax connection like an aeriel cable)
If i bought a freesat box and connected it to said cable and to my TV, would i be able to pick up channels free of charge ( presumably channel choice would depend on sat dish angle etc )
I didnt sign up with SKY ( was after the £26 per month package) cos after the girl went thru all the spiel on the phone for about 20 mins, she then said that i would have to pay £17 per month extra cos local transmitter not upgraded ?!?!
So reduced to 4 channels at moment as cant even get Chan 5 here in the West Country ! ooooarrr
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PDJames
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject: |
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| As long as the dish is pointing towards 28E and is all wired up you can just attach the wire to the back of the box and watch the free channels. Warning though that five is not available on freesat yet. |
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Dave_in_brum
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| Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks PDJ 
No idea what angle the dish is set to, would be standard SKY setting ( whatever that is ? ) presumably.
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